Building siding



July 2, 1946 c. A. WESEMAN BUILDING SIDING Filed Jan. 7, 1942 mm. wmw fil w 5. MWM 5 7 .4 I W 7.? d F W mwm [5 w F a, mm

Patented July z, 1946 7 UNITED STATE BUILDING SIDING Chester A. Weseman,Austin, Minn. Application January "I, 1942, Serial No. 425,9i1

2 Claims. (01.20-5) l This invention relates to construction materialsand more particularly to siding which is used for the outer finish ofsome frame buildings.

Siding is generally made of wood,although, of

course, substitute materials might be used. However, I will consider thesiding disclosed in the application as made of wood for purposes of thisdescription. Siding is generally applied over sheathing which has beencovered with building pap r and the siding strips are laidlongitudinally starting at the bottom of the wall and built upwardly. Aseach succeeding strip is laid its lower edge overlaps the upper edgeportion of the previously applied strip immediately therebelow.Frequently moisture accumulates in the pockets formed between the upperedge of one strip, the inner face of the strip which overlaps it and thebuilding paper on the sheathing. If there is no escape for this moistureit soaks the siding causing the paint to slough off and the woodensiding to rot.

It is an object of my invention to provide siding which is so formedthat, moisture will not accumulate beneath it but will drain out and aircan circulate to keep the wood from rotting and also to keep the paintfrom being damaged.

Another object of the invention is to provide siding having means fordraining and ventilating the same to prevent accumulation of moisturewherein the draining and ventilating means is substantially concealedfrom view.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fullyappear from the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawing. wherein like reference characters refer to thesame-pants throughout the views, and, in which: 3

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a wall with my improved sidingincorporated therewith:-

Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of a portion of one strip of siding;

show half round, channels it.

Fig. 3 is a section taken approximately on the p 7 line 3-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section taken approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary'section taken approximately on the line 5-5 ofFig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary rear elevation of a piece of siding with adifferent type of channel formed therein; and

Fig. 7 is a sectlomtaken approximately on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6.

' In Figs. 1 and 3 there is shown a plurality of siding strips 8 such asare conventionally placed upon a wall. It will be seen that the topedges 2 of said strips. are relatively thick as compared to a shingle.In Fig. 3 there is shown studding 8 and sheathing in covered by buildingp per II. The siding strips are placed horizontally with each strip nextabove having its lower edge portion overlapping the upper edge of thestrip therebelow. This leaves spaces I! as shown in Fig. 3 which attimes accumulates moisture. This moisture frequently soaks into thesiding causing it to rot and also seriously damaging the paint on theouter faces of the siding so that the paint has a tendency to blisterand peel. This results in frequent repainting and premature patchingand/or replacement of the siding. In order to overcome this difliculty Ihave provided a type of siding which permits excessive moisture to drainfrom the spaces l2 and also permits air to circulate into the spaces I!from the exterior so that the moisture is carried oif. One of thesimplest ways to do this is to provide a series of spaced taperingchannels iii in the inner .sides of the siding strips, it being notedthat the channels extend upwardly a substantial distance from the loweredge of each siding strip. Thus excessive moisture can drain from thespaces l2 through the channels 13 and down the outer faces of the sidingstrips where the moisture can do no harm since it will either be dried'by the sun or will run on into gutters or onto the ground. Furthermore,the channels l3 provide openings from the spaces I! to the outside airso that said spaces l2 are ventilated to keep the wood dry and in goodcondition.

In Figs. 4 and 5 the channels iii are shown rectangular in crosssection. In Figs. 6 and 7 I The particular shapes of the channel is notmaterial. I prefer that. they be given a maximum depth approximately asshown so that they-will not become easily clogged with dirt while at thesame time the strips are not materially weakened and the channels arenot visible from the outside. Furthermore, the lengths of the channelsshould be such that they extend somewhat above the up-' per edge of thestrip which is overlapped so that placing of the siding need not requireany more care than withthe conventional type of'material.

sides of the siding strips will remain dry at all times. It is astructure which can be easily and From the foregoing description it willbe seen that I have provided a siding strip and wall constructionwherein accumulation of moisture be-- tween the siding. and thesheathing is prevented and ventilation is provided for so that' theinner cheaply produced and can be applied in the same manner asconventional siding without any drain means incorporated therewith.

While I have shown the channels I: as being vertically disposed itis, ofcourse, to be understood that they might-be placed at somewhat of anangle if desired and their spacing, size and design may be variedconsiderably while at the same time retaining the features of theinvention.

It will, of course, be understood that various 10 changes may be made inthe form, details, ar-

rangement and proportions of the various parts without departing from.the scope of my invention.

. What is claimed is:

1. In an outer wall construction, a plurality or 15 elongated rows ofsiding strips, said strips being 4 arranged horizontally in rowsoverlappin each other to form elongated horizontal air pockets behindthe rows, each of said strips being thicker

